diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index 5641287..d81a645 100755
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -100,10 +100,13 @@ def getZrange(keyCateg, date, topNum):
 
 # max lvl is 16
 def getRankLevel(points):
-    return float("{:.2f}".format(math.log(points, 2)))
+    if points == 0:
+        return 0
+    else:
+        return float("{:.2f}".format(math.log(points, cfg.getint('CONTRIB' ,'rankMultiplier'))))
 def getRemainingPoints(points):
     prev = 0
-    for i in [2**x for x in range(1,17)]:
+    for i in [cfg.getint('CONTRIB' ,'rankMultiplier')**x for x in range(1,17)]:
         if prev <= points < i:
             return i-points
         prev = i
@@ -141,7 +144,8 @@ def geo():
 @app.route("/contrib")
 def contrib():
     return render_template('contrib.html',
-            currOrg=""
+            currOrg="",
+            rankMultiplier=cfg.getint('CONTRIB' ,'rankMultiplier')
             )
 
 @app.route("/_getLastContributor")
@@ -269,6 +273,7 @@ def getOrgRank():
     except:
         org = ''
     points = random.randint(1,2**16)
+    #FIXME put 0 if org has no points
     data = {'org': org, 'points': points, 'rank': getRankLevel(points), 'remainingPts': getRemainingPoints(points)}
     return jsonify(data)
 
diff --git a/static/js/contrib.js b/static/js/contrib.js
index 26287dd..7a7a412 100644
--- a/static/js/contrib.js
+++ b/static/js/contrib.js
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ function generateRankingSheet(rank) {
         td.style.padding = "2px";
         tr.appendChild(td);
         var td = document.createElement('td');
-        td.innerHTML = i+" pnts";
+        td.innerHTML = Math.pow(rankMultiplier, i)+" pnts";
         td.style.padding = "2px";
         tr.style.textAlign = "center";
         if (i == rank) { // current org rank
diff --git a/templates/contrib.html b/templates/contrib.html
index d1c9387..56913e1 100644
--- a/templates/contrib.html
+++ b/templates/contrib.html
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@
 
         /* DATA FROM CONF */
         var currOrg = "{{ currOrg }}";
+        var rankMultiplier = {{ rankMultiplier }};
 
     </script>
     <script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/contrib.js') }}"></script>